{
  "id": 10643998,
  "title": "Philippines struggles to fill 20,000 teaching jobs: ‘we are facing a learning crisis’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/philippines-struggles-to-fill-20-000-teaching-jobs-we-are-facing-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T08:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3369126/philippines-struggles-fill-20000-teaching-jobs-we-are-facing-learning-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Philippines has 20,000 teaching vacancies to fill, a budget hearing has revealed, with sector insiders warning that the gap signals a mounting education crisis. Those in the industry are calling for transparency in the teacher hiring process, including clear figures on budget allocation and positions filled amid problems of mismatch and improper targeting of job applicants. At a House of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}